German actress Antje Traue has officially been cast as a supervillain in Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman reboot.

Variety confirms that Traue will play a female villain called Faora, an ally of the film's main enemy General Zod, who will be portrayed by Michael Shannon.

Faora was believed to be the inspiration for the female villain Ursa, who appeared in both the 1978 film Superman and its 1980 sequel Superman II and was portrayed by actress Sarah Douglas.

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Up until now, Traue has been best known for starring opposite Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster in the 2009 sci-fi Pandorum, but also recently finished filming the Renny Harlin-directed war film 5 Days of August.